Posts: 5 Location: Greenville, SC
Wed 08 Sep, 2010 6:26 am
New Member, New Swords......
Hi everyone, new member here, from Greenville, SC. Not really a sword collector, but have about 20, including these I got yesterday. One is said to be a rapier from an expedition led by Cortez - previous owner bought it at auction 40+ years ago, but cannot find documentation ( he is searching ). Is this possible ???? All have been sitting in a trunk in a musty basement, have a coating of surface rust that I will wipe off soon. I know a couple are fraternal, the rapier & the basket are the most interesting to me. The rapier says TOLEDO in the groove - there are other marking, but I have not had time to clean them up & inspect them yet. He said he does not believe the scabbard is original to the rapier, but it sure fits good !! I love to know what I am getting into with all this stuff I find, and if anyone is nearby, let me know !! Call me anytime, my cell is 702-416-4800, or shoot me an email.
Thanks,
Rick
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